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No 47 - October 2012 WMHS Newsletter

Wynnum Manly Historical Society Inc.

ABN 49 071 835 845

Newsletter

No 47 ISSN 1835-8500 October 2012

Thursday 18 October at 7.30pm

OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING

Ambulance Museum Auditorium

(Cnr Cedar Street & Tingal Road, Wynnum)

Speaker: Les Greenhill Topic: Something different Speaker: Noela Stratton Topic: My flag Gold coin entry – covers hire of venue and Supper.

Raffle: This month’s mystery raffle prize is once again

donated by Sandra Wheeler.

Tickets are only $1.00 each or 3 for $2.00.

Bring and buy stall - Please bring your unwanted gifts,

cakes, fruit, vegetables, plants, etc to a meeting or leave at the Resource Centre. All proceeds from this stall go to support the Resource Centre. Appreciation to Lou & Anne Hall, Marie Stokes and Ellen Coupland for providing your supper this month.

OCTOBER MEETING DETAILS

October meeting details 1 Committee contact details 2 Volunteers and Helpers 2 Supper roster 3 This month in Wynnum in the years … 1911 and 1935 3 From the President 4 News from the Resource Centre 5 Where was I? 6 Where am I? 6 Wynnum Honour Board 7-8 Waterloo Bay Leader – R. Carmichael and G.T. Pledger 9 Advertising: Oktoberfest at Lota House 11 Minutes from September 2012 meeting 12 Resources held and for sale 13 Upcoming WMHS events 14 Upcoming other events of interest 15

IN THIS ISSUE

HERITAGE BUS TOUR INCLUDING TWEED RIVER

CRUISE

Planning is underway for our final bus tour for the year. Further details will be available in the near future but I can tell you that this one will include a Tweed River cruise.

Cost is $40.00 per person.

Bookings are now being taken at the Resource Centre, at the next general meeting or by phoning Jill on 3393 3208.

This is likely to be a very popular tour so book early to ensure you don’t miss out.


President: Jan Parnell 3396 6001 [email protected] Vice President: John Coupland 3899 1326 [email protected] Secretary: Lena McCreadie 3393 4393 [email protected] Treasurer: Sandy Liddle 3207 4467 [email protected] Librarian: Jill Greenhill 3393 3208 [email protected] Events Coordinator: Myrtle Beitz 3396 4711 [email protected] Membership Coordinator: Anne Hall 0412 634 569 [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Sandy Liddle 3207 4467 [email protected] Supper coordinator: Deborah Tearle 3396 9697 [email protected] Publicity Officer: Anne Hall 0412 634 569 [email protected] Welfare Officer: Ellen Coupland 3899 1326 Committee member: Noela Stratton 3396 0069 Life Members: Myrtle Beitz, John Davies, Jack Sands, Jill Greenhill, Noela Stratton Late life member: Merv Beitz

Patron: Cr. Peter Cumming.

2012/13 COMMITTEE MEMBERS

REGULAR SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS AND HELPERS

GENERAL MEETINGS: Afternoon set up: Col Brown, John McIntyre, Jill Greenhill and Myrtle Beitz

Welcome at Door and raffles: Ian Wheeler & Noela Stratton Bring and buy: Jan Aplin and Carmel Henderson Kitchen Coordinator: Margaret Mack Supper Coordinator: Deborah Tearle

Supper Donations and servers: Jan Aplin, Jan Bird, Margaret O’Neil, Myrtle Beitz, Lena McCreadie, Ian Wheeler, Shirley Houghton, Lyla Feige, Laurima Rabe, Noela Stratton, Beth Hume, Eris Powell, Daphne Liddle, Nena Robertson, Alison Roff, Jan Parnell, Margaret Collins, Deborah Tearle, Lyn Shanks, Shirley Jeffries, Thelma Crouch, Carol Astill, Anne Wenzel, Lou & Anne Hall, Christina Stevens, Christina R-Westhouse, Ellen Coupland, Marie Stokes, Jan Bird, Jillian Mahoney, Heather Langston.

Raffle prizes: Sandra Wheeler Speaker Coordinator: Myrtle Beitz

NEWSLETTERS: Compiler & Editor: Sandy Liddle

Printing: Ian Wheeler Delivery Coordinator: Anne Hall Delivery persons: Jan Bird, Jill Greenhill, Anne and Lou Hall, Ian Kennedy, Sue

Laakso, Margaret Mack, Lena McCreadie, John McIntyre, Nena Robertson, Neville Watson

RESOURCE CENTRE: Volunteers on duty: Ian Wheeler, Ian Kennedy, John McIntyre, Noela Stratton, Dennis

O’Neill, Col Brown, Myrtle Beitz, Dawn Wilkins, Jan Aplin, Heather Langston, Margaret Bulloch

Information Sources: Lloyd Kelk, Jack Sands and Kate Harbison

TOURS: Planning & Coordination: Jan Parnell, Jill Greenhill and Lena McCreadie

Booklet: Jill Greenhill Bookings: Sandy Liddle at General Meetings Resource Centre staff each weekday

ORAL HISTORY: Vacant

Can you help in any way? If so, please let us know. We are always looking for willing members to help in any way possible.


2012 SUPPER ROSTER

OCTOBER: Lou & Anne Hall 0412 634 587 NOVEMBER: Myrtle Beitz 3396 4711 Marie Stokes 3390 5832 Margaret O’Neil 3348 3123 Ellen Coupland 3899 1326 Deborah Tearle 3396 9697

If you would like to volunteer to help out on supper roster or would like to swap your assigned roster month to another one, please contact Deborah on 3396 9697.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed in the 2012 year. The 2013 supper roster is currently being prepared. Please let Deborah know if you can help out and what months are suitable or not suitable. Your assistance is appreciated.

MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK

Deborah Tearle, Supper Coordinator

THIS MONTH IN WYNNUM IN THE YEARS …

1911 METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS. WYNNUM, October 20.

A very pleasant evening was spent last night in the Wynnum Shire Hall, the occasion being a farewell gathering to Mr. and Mrs G. Richardson, who are leaving the district after having resided all their lives at the old vineyard, where his father before him took up the land years ago, and successfully carried on his trade as a wine maker. To show how the family were esteemed, upwards of 250 people gathered together to say au revoir. A committee had been formed consisting of Councillor Johnston Smyth (chairman), Messrs. D. Richardson, W. Pavey, F. Longland, J. Ferguson, N. Ferguson, G. Parkin, E. Mills, N. Threlfall, with Mr. J. Ogg as hon. secretary. The ladies' committee consisted of Mesdames Smyth, Richardson, Parkin, and Muller. Mr. J. Smyth (chairman), having made a felicitous speech. Mr. N. Threlfall on behalf of the residents, presented Mr Richardson with an oak tray, silver mounted, and a silver tea service, and Mrs. Richardson with a set of silver-backed hair brushes. Mr Richardson suitably responded. Mr. Rylatt presided at the piano, whilst Mr.

B Port had control of the dancing. Songs were rendered by Mr Phillips, Mrs F. Ohlman and Mr Keegan, and a violin solo was played by Mr O'Connell

Reference: 1911 'METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS.', The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933), 27 October, p. 4, viewed 7 October, 2012,

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19746141

1935 CLOUDBURST. AT WYNNUM AND MANLY. BRISBANE. October 17.

Heavy rain deluged Brisbane and the metropolitan area in a series of thunderstorms to-day, exceptionally heavy falls occurring in some suburbs.

At Wynnum and Manly there was a cloudburst, and more than 7 inches of rain fell in 2 1/2 hours, causing damage estimated at nearly £10,000 to roads.

It will take years to put the streets in the same condition as they were before the rain.

Along the waterfront between Wynnum and Manly 32 fishing boats and dinghies were swamped, and many fittings were lost. Motor boats were wrenched from their moorings, and a large sailing sharpie was crushed to matchwood between two launches. A 14 feet open motor boat was also smashed to pieces.

BEEHIVES AT SEA.

R. Roff lost more than £40 worth of beehives, which were washed from his property near Tingal Road, Wynnum, and carried down Wynnum Creek to the open sea.

Reference:

1935 'CLOUDBURST.', Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 18 October, p. 8, viewed 7 October, 2012, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41710492




FROM THE PRESIDENT October 2012

Greetings Well, it is now October. Where has 2012 gone? The jacarandas are starting to bloom and students are starting to swot for their end of year examinations.

Last month I shared with you some of Henry Kendall’s poem “The Austral Months” regarding September. Here is the verse devoted to October:-

“Where fountains sing and many waters meet, October comes with blossom – trammelled feet. She sheds green glory by the wayside rills And clothes with grace the haughty-featured hills. This is the queen of all the year. She brings The pure chief beauty of our southern springs. Fair lady of the yellow hair! Her breath Starts flowers to life, and shames the storm to death; Through tender nights and days of generous sun By prospering woods her clear strong torrents run; In far deep forests, where all life is mute, Of leaf and bough she makes a touching lute. Her life is lovely. Stream, and wind, and bind Have seen her face – her marvellous voice have heard; And, in strange tracts of wildwood, all day long, They tell the story in surpassing song.”

October was named by the ancient Romans, from a Latin word meaning “eight”, as it was the eighth month of the year in the old Roman calendar. In the Northern Hemisphere, the days start to grow shorter, but, what they lack in length, they gain in beauty, with the vibrant colours of the autumn leaves. Our early settlers must have enjoyed the contrast between the October they left behind and the October of their new home in the Southern Hemisphere.

Some significant events that occurred in October include:-

4 Oct 1957 the first artificial satellite was launched by Russia

5 Oct 1582 the Gregorian calendar was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. It was derived from the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC.

11 Oct 1887 the first adding machine was patented

14 Oct 1066 William the Conqueror defeated King Harald at the Battle of Hastings

18 Oct 1867 Russia formally transferred Alaska to the United States

21 Oct 1879 Thomas Edison invented the electric light and, in 1805 Admiral Horatio Nelson was killed in the battle of Trafalgar.

In Australia, on 19 October 1812, the first convict transport to sail direct to Van Dieman’s Land arrived at the Derwent River with 199 convicts on board. These convicts included Michael Howe, the bushranger. Nicknamed “King of the Rangers”, and with wide experience as a highway man in England, he took over the leadership of the notorious Whitehead gang in Tasmania in 1814.

Best wishes. Jan Parnell, President

MEMBERSHIP FEES for 2013

Membership fees are due for payment by 1 January 2013. Fees will remain the same as in previous years ie $15.00 per

individual or $25.00 for a family membership or $5.00 if you are a high school student. Our Membership Coordinator, Anne Hall, will be sending out renewal envelopes with this newsletter. Payments can be made at the October and November meetings or at the Resource Centre. Payments can also be made directly into our bank account. If you do pay directly into our bank account, please ensure that you record your name as the reference and/or noti fy the Treasurer when payment is made so it can be allocated to you. Bank account details are: BSB 124 012 Account No: 2013 9708 Account Name: Wynnum Manly Historical Society Inc. Bank: Bank of Queensland


Previous Enquiry from California: “My name is Graham Paterson. . . . I am trying to find out about Well’s Dairy? Response from a member: The dairy was in Kianawah Road. Do you agree? Let me know.

Previous Enquiry from Leanne Richter of Proserpine Qld (July 2012 edition of newsletter) Leanne is compiling her family tree and saw a reference to member Shirley Jeffries (nee Davies) in our online newsletter. Member Shirley Jeffries replies:

“I was surprised and thrilled to read in July edition of our newsletter, a letter from Leanne Richter. She is the grand daughter of my cousin Marguerite Paulson of Proserpine and receives our newsletter on line. I had no idea she was trying to source information about my mum and dad, Beatrice (nee Berg) and Tom Davies, and had no photos. I have rung her grandma (Marguerite) and said I would be happy to be able to share family history with her and let her have some photos. Mum’s sister Rubiana (nee Berg) Short and her husband, Allan, lived on a chicken farm in Duncan Street in the 1920’s and Allan helped to build Wynnum West School. Allan and Rubiana’s family moved to Proserpine where they worked on a cane farm. When visiting Wynnum they stayed with Allan’s mother in Cedar Street. Allan’s brother Ted Short lived in Lota and some of the family have been members of our Society. So this just goes to show the links that exist over many years and miles and how far afield our magazine goes. Will keep you posted.”

A query on the internet . . .

David Hill writes to seek the location of his place of birth. The answer is St Kilda Hospital and David has now provided the details to be entered in our register of patients of the hospital. David is also seeking “Purga Cottage“. The real estate description is Subdivision 389 of Portion 56 which is in Melville Terrace between Penfold Parade and Wolsley Parade, in the old Rose Bay Estate of 1885. I feel that this may be the cottage. Does anybody have any further information on the cottage and its location?

A quotation from “Living in Brisbane” September 2012

“Did you know In World War II Brisbane had a transient population of more than 750,000 troops camped at Wacol, Wynnum , Enoggera and Greenslopes”. Please, where was the camp at Wynnum?

Till next time, Jill Greenhill Librarian

Monday – Friday

(except Public Holidays) 10am – 12 noon

Resource Centre opening

hours

Resource Centre

address

Civic Centre Shop 7, 66 Bay Tce Wynnum (outside entrance to Wynnum Public Library)

NEWS FROM THE RESOURCE CENTRE – October 2012


The plaque is set in the concrete, in in front of a seat erected opposite former Tom Burn’s house on Wynnum North Esplanade, at the corner of the Esplanade and Adam Street.

Let me know!

Jill Greenhill, Librarian.

WHERE WAS I? September 2012

WHERE AM I? October 2012

Sponsorship and support of the WMHS – Thank you to Cartridge World Wynnum

November 2008

Did you know that Cartridge World Wynnum very

generously sponsors and supports the Wynnum Manly Historical Society? The Society would like to thank and acknowledge Cartridge World Wynnum for its ongoing support and sponsorship.

Don't forget - for all your toner and cartridge needs, visit or contact Chris at Cartridge World Wynnum.


Imagine we are back in 1915, in the days when Wynnum was a Town in its own right with a Mayor and eleven Aldermen, who made all the local decisions for the local community. There was the Empire Theatre on the Esplanade, which burnt down later, in 1922. There was the Crown Pictures, later to become the Princess and then the Imperial.

There were two meeting halls. The Town Hall built in 1890, alongside the Shire Clerk’s Cottage, on one acre of the original Wynnum Water Reserve. Now the Leisure Centre stands on its site. The Mayor and his council officers met in the Town Hall, a building already 25 years old.

Wynnum Town Hall Secondly there was the new Wynnum School of Arts hall, only 2 years old, having been built in 1913 with public support. The building still stands in Bay Terrace.

Wynnum School of Arts

Remember too, that in 1915, the Great War, World War 1 was in progress in Europe. On Wednesday 8 December 1915, Mayor Alderman Johnston Smyth chaired the Wynnum Town Council meeting. The Council consisted of many well-known gentlemen, names that we know well - George Heymer, the taxi man, Sam Greene who later owned the Star Theatre, Richard Russell a pioneer of the Show Grounds, John Hargreaaves who owned the Jam Factory, Bert Port a fisherman. A letter was presented to the meeting, from the committee of the newly-built Wynnum School of Arts, suggesting the “establishment of an Honour Board”. Two weeks later on 24 December 1915 the Town Council and School of Arts committee had met in person and resolved to form a committee to carry out the object in view, namely, I quote;

“ An Honour Board to be obtained on which to record the names of those who had left the town of Wynnum and district on active service, and to issue shilling subscription lists”. Brisbane Courier 24 December 1915, page 10

The Mayor, Alderman Johnston Smyth and Alderman Sam Greene, representing the Council, and Messrs McConachie and Gillespie, representing the School of Arts, were appointed to obtain information as to cost etc. and to report to a meeting on 19 January 1916”. Mrs Monteith was appointed as Treasurer and Mr Joe Sands as Hon Secretary. By the next week, at a meeting held on 26 January 1916 a design was approved, the size being 11ft 6in by 6ft 6in. The columns were to be made of red cedar with panels of maple. A sub-committee consisting of Aldermen George Heymer, Richard Russell, John Hargreaves, H Randall and Messrs Crofts and Sands was appointed. Their task was to “to obtain the names of all those who had enlisted and gone to the Front from the Town of Wynnum.” Subscription books were brought in and £15/1/0 was paid over to the Treasurer, Mrs Monteath. The task of obtaining an authenticated list of names for the Board proved difficult so an advertisement was inserted in the local press requesting that relatives communicate with the sub- committee and assist in preparing the list. A visit was made to the Victoria Barracks “with the aim of obtaining possible information”. Tenders were received for the construction of the board and that of Legge and Louke, Fortitude Valley was accepted. The Board was to be placed in the vestibule of the School of Arts. The ”push” to raise funds was continued and the next meeting of the committee was to be in June 1916. However during the next few months, through the local press, many objections were raised regarding both the possession of an Honour Board and the site of its location. Argument raged with comments such as:-

why was the community not consulted when the idea was first mooted?;

very many in the community considered the Town Hall to be the rightful location;

the Town Hall was paid for, the School of Arts was still in debt;

the School of Arts is not the representative building of the District;

WYNNUM HONOUR BOARDNovember 2008 by Jill Greenhill


the Town Hall was built in 1890 for a population which since has increased five-fold, so the building is too small;

very few meetings are now held in the Town Hall;

the Town Hall is the place of business;

when a new Town Hall is built the Honour Board will accompany the building; and

if the School of Arts committee want the honour board they should have one of their own. In 1916 Alderman H Randall was Mayor and he responded in the press on 10 June 1916 pointing out that:

there would only be one honour board and

it would be temporarily mounted in the School of Arts until there was a more suitable Town Hall. He pointed out that the Town Hall in its present condition was not suitable for the housing of the Board as the passage was only 5ft 6in wide

the existing Town Hall was hardly the most public place in town, and

the position, in the School of Arts, in the passageway outside the reading room is continually open to the public.

The Mayor asked for refrain from undue criticism and for assistance in doing honour to the brave lads. By September 1916 the board was mounted in the vestibule at the School of Arts and ready for the inscription of the names. By this time about 300 names had been collected. Honour Board in vestibule of School of Arts

On 26 April 1917, that was ANZAC Day, the Honour Board was unveiled at the Wynnum School of Arts in the presence of over 400 persons The Board was inscribed with the names of 350 volunteers, together with an apology for any missing names. At the invitation of the Wynnum Honour Board Committee, the then Mayor of Wynnum, Alderman Sam Greene, performed the ceremony and the Board was handed over into the Town Council‘s care. “Stirring speeches were made by Mr H C McMinn MLA, Dr W Kidston and Messrs McConachie and Stone. Solos were rendered by Mrs Gunderson and the ceremony opened and closed with National Anthem”. A new Town Hall was never built for Wynnum so the Honour Board remained in the vestibule of the School of Arts, which in 1947 became the Municipal Hall. In 2011, with assistance of funding from the Commonwealth, the Board was removed from the vestibule and sent to Sydney for renovation.

In March 2011, the Board was remounted inside the Municipal Hall building on the eastern wall of the main hall

Honour Board today inside the Municipal Hall

Visitors to the Resource Centre have asked where to find the Honour Board. Although safely protected, the Board is now away from public view. The Municipal Hall is locked unless hired out. When open, the hall is hired, being used by a group, a dancing school, the Choral Society, the Garden Club, and National Seniors etc etc. The general public are not really welcome to wander in from the street. Sources: Various copies of the Brisbane Courier 1915 -1917 through TROVE

Jill Greenhill

WYNNUM HONOUR BOARDNovember 2008 Cont. from page 7


R. CARMICHAEL “FERNDALE DAIRY”

R. Carmichael’s Ferndale Dairy in Wynnum North has been supplying the richest and purest milk and cream to families of the Wynnum area for numerous years, and it is to his credit that never once during that long period has never ventured one step from following the closest principles of hygiene in the treatment and distribution. At his dairy R Carmichael runs a fine herd of cows which give an excellent cream percentage in their milk. They have been specially bred and selected until there are only those beasts known to produce milk rich in proteins and containing a butter-fat proportion well above the average. Every operation in milking is performed under the most hygienic conditions, and boiling water, the greatest of all antiseptics is used freely on all milking and separating utensils. R Carmichael’s Ferndale Dairy maintains an efficient delivery service. The Carmichaels have conducted a dairy since the real early days, when they were amongst the first to settle in the district.

G. T. PLEDGER

NEWSAGENT The old news agency business taken over by G T Pledger six years ago (1935) has rapidly become most popular with all sections of the Wynnum community. Delivery of all the daily and Sunday papers is made throughout a large area of the district.

The agency carries a full range of all the leading journals, magazines weeklies, periodicals, books, newspapers, etc. Special features of the fancy department, under the control of Mrs. Pledger, are the large assortment of wools and traced linens. Cosmetic supplies and soaps are also stocked in a wide range as also are many gift suggestions in crystal and china. Pledgers also carry a range of the most called for patent medicines of reliable brands. To describe everything in the comprehensive range of this store would not be possible – to put it colloquially would be to assert that they stock everything from a “pin to an Anchor”. Mr Pledger served with the first A.I.F. and is a member of the R.S.S.A.I.L.A.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS July 18 1941

CARS FOR HIRE, Day or night, RACES, Weddings. Etc. Wynnum to Brisbane 10/-. A. J. Cantle, Prop. Phone Wynnum 335 THE TOUTIST RELIES UPON A GUIDE IN HIS TRAVELS. USE THE “WATERLOO BAY LEADER”AS YOUR SHOPPING GUIDE. YOU WILL NOT GO FAR ASTRAY. HAIRDRESSING. Vern Williams, Bay Terrace, Wynnum Central, offers latest and best methods of Permanent Waving from 10/6. Phone Wynnum 446.


Carl and his staff at CMK Financial Solutions very kindly provide the use of their printer (at no cost to the Society) every month to allow us to print our monthly newsletter. The Wynnum Manly Historical Society would like to thank and acknowledge CMK Financial Solutions for its ongoing support and sponsorship.

For all your financial needs and advice, contact Carl on phone 1300 882 910.

Sponsorship and support of the WMHS – Thank you to CMK Financial Solutions

November 2008

REQUEST FOR NOVEMBER 2012 CHRISTMAS MEETING - SUPPER

November is our Christmas break up meeting. We are asking all members to please bring a small plate (just a single serve) of goodies along to share with everyone. This way we will have an interesting spread for all to enjoy.

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RAFFLE

As we do every year, we will once again be having a Christmas Hamper(s) to raffle at our Christmas break up meeting in November. So it is that time when we ask everyone to dig deep and donate a quality food, wine or Christmas item for the hamper. Please ensure that items are unused, unopened and not out of date. Last year we had a few items which had to be discarded as they were out of date or already opened and used. Donations can be dropped off at the Resource Centre or at the October meeting. If you can’t make it into the Resource Centre or to a meeting, please give one of the committee a call and we will gladly come and pick up from you. Also, tickets for the raffle are now available at the Resource Centre for those wanting tickets but who are not able to attend the November meeting. Tickets are $1.00 each or 3 for $2.00.

CAN YOU HELP?

Sandra Wheeler who kindly donates most of our raffle prizes is in desperate need of more baskets for hampers. If you can help,

please leave them at the Resource Centre or bring along to Ian Wheeler at the next meeting.

She is also chasing some small jars to put jam in. If you have any, please bring them along to the meeting or drop them into the

Resource Centre for Ian Wheeler to collect.

Ian Wheeler is also wondering if anyone has any old analogue televisions that are in working order but which are no longer

wanted. If so, he would like them to send up to New Guinea. If you can help, please give Ian a ring on 3396 9923 or bring along to the general meeting.

Ian Wheeler also volunteers at the Seaman’s Mission. The Mission is in desperate need of magazines of any type for the

seamen who visit Brisbane to read during their stop overs. If you have any magazines in reasonable condition that you want to give away, please let Ian know or bring along to the general meeting.


GÜTEN TAG

Once again it’s time to jump into your lederhosen,

grab your family, and yodel your way to

LOTA HOUSE, 162 Oceana Terrace, MANLY for our

4th Annual Oktoberfest

On Saturday 27th October 2012

2.00 – 5.00 pm.

Listen to German Volksmusik and eat traditional German style food –

Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, Wiener Schnitzel, Dumplings, Apple Strudel etc.

BYO Drinks

Tickets $25, children half price. Bookings essential.

Phone: John 0419 714 076 or Claire 0412 768 286 (or see Myrtle Beitz at the October general meeting to purchase your

ticket)

WILLKOMMEN ZUM OKTOBERFEST 2012

OKTOBERFEST at LOTA HOUSE 27 October 2012008


The meeting opened at 7.30pm. 43 members were present and 9 apologies were received. Seven Visitors, Russell and Robert Turner, Dennis Astill, Liz Warburn, Claire Tomkinson, Rensche Schep and Gwenyth

Russell were present. President Jan Parnell provided us with some interesting happenings of former times. Minutes of Previous Meeting held on 16 August 2012 were approved by Mellisa Champley seconded by Col Brown.

Correspondence inwards and outwards, for August 2012, was presented by Lena McCreadie. The correspondence

had been accepted and endorsed at the committee meeting held on Thursday 6 September 2012. Financial Report. (Bank of Qld A/C No. 2013 9708)

Opening Balance at 1 August 2012 $33,548.14 which comprises: Working Account

Opening Balance at 1 August 2012 $ 6,220.89 Income: $144.50 Expenses: $65.65 Plus un-presented cheque $ 23.00 Closing Working Account Balance at 31 August 2012 $ 6,220.89 Web-Saver Account (including $ 75.43 interest) ̀ $27,402.68

TOTAL FUNDS at 31 August 2012 $33,702.42

Resource Centre:

The mystery photo was taken on Wynnum North Esplanade, in front of the seat that was erected on the grass verge opposite Tom Burns House. Volunteers are still being sought to assist in the running of the Resource Centre. Outing:

Ormiston House is celebrating its 150 Birthday this year and members are invited to attend a concert, on the lawns of Ormiston House on Sunday afternoon 30 September. Bring a picnic and a chair! General Business:

Mellisa Champley is looking for a new owner for a treadle sewing machine.

Lota House will be holding an Oktoberfest on Saturday 27 October to which all members of the Society are invited to attend.

Spot Speaker: Peter Hughes told of his time as a pupil at Wynnum Central State School. Guest Speakers: Norman Love and Betty Siddon, members of the Friends of Balmoral Cemetery, outlined the history of the cemetery and answered questions. Ian Kennedy, Col Brown and Jill Greenhill read obituaries of three Wynnum

and Manly persons buried in the cemetery, Captain Allan Bishop, Bert Port and Joseph Curtis. The Lucky Door Prize ($5) was won by Joel Magill, the Membership Draw ($5) by Margaret Bulloch and the raffle by

Bruce Pattison. The meeting closed at 9.20pm and members and guests were provided with a delicious supper by Jan Aplin, Anne Wenzel and Jill Mahoney.

Jill Greenhill, Minute Secretary


MINUTES OF GENERAL MEETING

20 September 2012

(held in the Ambulance Museum Auditorium, Corner Cedar Street and Tingal Road)


Why not own a smart maroon WMHS polo shirt - only $22. Or a maroon WMHS spray jacket - $35.00. Or a maroon WMHS warm fleecy zip up jacket for winter - $35.00.

Polo shirts in all sizes available now in the Resource Room so come and try one on. . Do you have the new badge -$10.

Contact Jill (3393 3208) to order.

MICROFICHE AND MICROFILM RESOURCES HELD BY WMHS

Do you know that the Wynnum Manly Historical Society holds the following resources in the Resource Centre for members to use for free? The friendly volunteers on duty will be more than happy to assist you with use of the equipment. UMicrofiche UMicrofilm

Aldine History of Queensland 1888

Births Deaths & Marriages in Queensland Pioneer Index 1829 – 1889 Federation Index 1890 – 1914

Commonwealth Electoral Roll Wynnum Manly 1903 – 1989 Hemmant 1903 – 1982

Peter Spicer’s Moreton Bay Diaries 1828 – 1949

Queensland Post Office Directories 1868 – 1949

Queensland Government Gazette 1859 – 1869

Queensland Land Records 1856 – 1859

St Helena Diary 1897 – 1910

Wynnum Herald 12.01.1946 – 12.07.1967

Queensland State Electoral Rolls 1860 - 1910

RESOURCES FOR SALE

For those of you who cannot make it into the Resource Centre, below is a list of books which the Society has for sale. If you would like to purchase any of these books, please contact Jill Greenhill. Some of these authors offer a part donation to the Wynnum

Manly Historical Society from book sales to Society members. This is a good way to help support your Society.

Author Title Publication year

Cost

Beitz, Myrtle Mangroves to moorings revisited 2005 $ 35.00

Beitz, Myrtle A quick tour around Wynnum, Manly, Lota 2006 Donation

Davenport, Winifred & Mottram, Betty

Early shipping in Moreton Bay: June 1846 - December 1859, Volume 1

1998 $ 10.00

Davenport, Winifred & Mottram, Betty

Early shipping in Moreton Bay: January 1860 – December 1863, Volume 2 (2nd ed)

2002 $ 10.00

Nalder, Robyn From sapling to kero tin: A peek at Gumdale’s past 2004 $ 15.00

Nock, Betty History of music in the Wynnum and Manly area 1900-1997 1998 $ 5.00

Nock, Betty History of arts in the Wynnum and Manly area 1900-2003 2005 $ 5.00

SHIRTS AND BADGES


October 2012 November 2012 December 2012/January 2013

Thursday, 18th 7.30pm

OCTOBER GENERAL MEETING

Where: Ambulance Museum Auditorium Cnr Cedar St & Tingal Road Topic: Something different Speaker: Les Greenhill Topic: My flag Speaker: Noela Stratton Visitors welcome.

Cost: Gold coin donation

Thursday, 15th 7.30pm

NOVEMBER GENERAL MEETING

Where: Ambulance Museum Auditorium Cnr Cedar St & Tingal Road

TRIVIA NIGHT Visitors welcome.

Cost: Gold coin donation

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.

Thursday, 25th 10am

MORNING TEA AT WYNNUM LIBRARY

Where: Wynnum Library 66 Bay Terrace Speaker: TBA Topic:

Cost: Free.

Saturday, 24th 8am – 5pm

HERITAGE BUS TOUR INCLUDING

TWEED RIVER CRUISE

Bookings are now being taken for the next heritage tour which will include a Tweed River cruise. Cost: $40.00. Bookings essential at Resource Centre, next general meeting or by phoning Jill on 3393 3208.

Thursday, 29th 10am

MORNING TEA AT WYNNUM LIBRARY

Where: Wynnum Library 66 Bay Terrace Speaker: TBA Topic:

Cost: Free.

Calendar of WYNNUM MANLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY events

We now have a Facebook page? Search for Wynnum Manly Historical Society and “Like” us and check out all the photos being uploaded. You can also follow us on Twitter @WynnumHistory.


October 2012 November 2012 December 2012

Tuesday, 23rd 10am – 11am

ARCHIVES SEARCH

Where: Queensland State Archives Compton Road Runcorn

This seminar provides researchers with an introduction to our searchable catalogue ArchivesSearch which can be accessed online or in the Public Search Room at Queensland State Archives.

Cost: FREE. Bookings phone 3131 7777.

Sunday, 11th 9am – 11.30am

BRISBANE’S MILITARY HERITAGE ON REMEMBRANCE DAY

Commemorate Remembrance Day on this walking tour which explores Brisbane’s fascinating military heritage. Visit MacArthur Museum, Anzac Square, Victoria Barracks Museum and Museum of Brisbane where your guide will talk about military items on display in Cabinet of Curiosities.

Cost: $20.00. Bookings essential on 3403 8470.

Tuesday, 4th 2pm – 4pm

GETTING STARTED


Learn about the Queensland State Archives collection and how best to find the information you are seeking. This seminar provides you with the basis you need to start your research at QSA. The seminar includes a short tour.


Wednesday, 17th & Saturday, 20th 10am-11.30am

THE BRADFORD EXPEDITION

Where: National Archives of Australia 16 Corporate Drive Cannon Hill In 1882, John Richard Bradford was commissioned to survey a telegraph line from Fairview to Cape York Peninsula and across the Torres Strait to Thursday Island. Cost: Free Bookings: Phone 3249 4226 or email [email protected]

Saturday, 17th & Wednesday, 21st 10am-11.30am

USING ARCHIVES ONLINE

Where: National Archives of Australia 16 Corporate Drive Cannon Hill More than 3.5 million online searches are made in RecordSearch each year. At this seminar discover how to maximise your online search success, and what is in store for online access in the future. Cost: Free Bookings: Phone 3249 4226 or email [email protected]

Saturday, 8th 10am – 12 noon

AUSTRALOIAN SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS ON RECORD


this seminar will showcase the wide range of South Sea Islander records located in repositories. Glancing through the records, one may be able to find out which island their ancestors came from, what sort of work they did and the records which relate to the settlement of Australian South Sea Islanders in Queensland.


Wednesday, 24th 6pm - ?

DOES HERITAGE HAVE A FUTURE?

Where: State Library of Queensland South Bank.

Come along and enjoy a lively panel discussion with Queensland identities national broadcaster Richard Fidler; author and social commentator Benjamin Law; journalist Kathleen Noonan; author, feminist and educator Dr Dale Spender AM; and facilitator Dr Kate Evans about the relevance of heritage in the digital age.

Cost: Free.

Bookings essential on 3840 7768.

Wednesday, 21st 12.30pm - ?

‘AND THEY’RE OFF…’ A HISTORY OF QUEENSLAND HORSE

RACING

Where: State Library of Queensland South Bank.

Join Bart Sinclair who shares some of his memories of time at the tracks, Helen Couglan, author of Queensland Turf Club – a place in history and Dr. Kay Cohen, author of Charter and circumstance: thirty years of the Totalisator Administration Board in Queensland: 1962-1992.

Cost: Free. Bookings essential on 3840 7768.

Saturday, 24th & Sunday, 25th

ORIENT LINES MEMORIES DAY (24TH) & SHIPWRECKED DAY (25TH)

Where: Maritime Museum South Bank.

During these two days the Maritime Museum will feature workshops, migration history displays, taking of oral histories, sausage sizzle and free entry to the Maritime Museum. Don’t miss this great opportunity to visit the Maritime Museum for free.

Cost: Free entry (normally $12). Bookings essential: Ph 3840 7879

Calendar of other community events of interest

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Our aim is to gather and record local history before it is lost

Visit us online at: HUwww.wmhs.org.auU

______________________________________________________________________________________ Membership application forms are available from the Resource Centre, Civic Centre, 7/66 Bay Tce, Wynnum. Membership costs per year (1 January to 31 December):-

Single $15.00 Family $25.00 High School student $5.00 PLEASE NOTE: There is a joining fee of $10.00 per person.

Deadline for newsletter submissions: By Sunday, 4 November 2012 for November 2012 issue.

Wynnum Manly Historical Society Inc. PO Box 318, Wynnum. Q. 4178 WEBSITE: www.wmhs.org.au ABN 49 071 835 845

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